Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: OYEYEMI, OLAYINKA A

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1637 1641 1651 1681 1683

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Olayinka A. Oyeyemi is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1637, with 462 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 60.2 percent. This provides a baseline for the likelihood of obtaining a patent grant from this examiner in the 1600 Tech Center. The 60.2 percent rate is a key metric for applicants to consider when evaluating their chances of success.

The median days to allowance is 1264. This duration reflects the time investment required for the 462 resolved cases. Practitioners should account for this 1264-day timeline when planning prosecution strategies in Art Unit 1637. Understanding this median helps in managing client expectations for the total pendency of an application.

An interview lift of 46.8 percent is recorded. Compared to the allowance rate, the 46.8 percent lift indicates that interviews are effective at moving cases toward allowance. This suggests that verbal communication is a factor for success in the 462 resolved cases handled by this examiner in Tech Center 1600.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

60.4%
Allow Rate
At TC average
488
Total Applications
+46.5%
Interview Lift
1266
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 465 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.8%
§101 Eligibility
11.0%
§102 Novelty
34.6%
§103 Obviousness
33.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17618926 DONOR DESIGN STRATEGY FOR CRISPR-CAS9 GENOME EDITING Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18699147 PRESERVATION METHOD FOR PCR REAGENT, AND PCR TEST METHOD Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18053785 mecA GENE AMPLIFICATION PRIMER PAIR, mecA GENE DETECTION KIT AND mecA GENE DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.

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